June 23, 2021 Committee on Committee and Rules
Chapter 2-84 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck-through and inserting the language underscored, as follows:
SECTION 5. A binding referendum in accordance with the terms of this Section shall be placed on the ballots ofthe 2022 primary elections to be voted on by all electors in the City of Chicago.
The referendum on the ballot shall read:
"Shall the City of Chicago make the Commission created by Chapter 2-80 that oversees the Chicago Police Department (CPD) an 11-person body consisting of 9 Elected Commissioners and 2 Appointed Commissioners, and give the Commission authority over the following: CPD budget; hiring and firing (for cause) the Superintendent of Police and members ofthe Police Board; CPD, police board, and COPA policies; and police union contracts, in addition to any powers the commission already has or that are listed in Section 5 of the Ordinance that created the Commission?"
The first election for Commissioners shall be held during the 2023 municipal elections.
The Commission shall have the following powers, in addition to powers it may already have under this Ordinance:
Power to create (in collaboration with CPD) and approve the CPD Budget, which the Mayor and City Council shall make part ofthe annual appropriations ordinance;
Power to negotiate contracts with members of CPD and their collective bargaining representatives and to execute such contracts on the City's behalf;
Power to appoint, and remove for cause, the CPD Superintendent, who shall serve 3-year terms (starting with the date of their appointment) subject to renewal by the Commission;
Power to appoint members of the Police Board and to remove them for cause;
Power to draft, collaborate on, and approve all rules, regulations, directives, orders, policies, and procedures of COPA, the Police Board, and CPD;
Power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance, testimony, and production of releva...
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